Justin Flitter on shifting NZ from AI hype to AI in the loop | The AI Corner Ep 54

Join host Mike Bayly and returning guest Justin Flitter, founder and Chief AI Officer of NewZealand.AI, to unpack why most Kiwi businesses are still using AI as a glorified Google search and how to shift from scattered shadow adoption to trusted, scalable systems. You'll hear Justin's view on the literacy and confidence gap, how an engineering firm cut a three-hour reporting task to ninety seconds with a Copilot agent, plus where IT ownership of AI should sit, the case for AI-in-a-box tools, and a preview of his eight-city AI for Business Masterclass roadshow. In this episode we discuss: • 00:00 – Intro & guest bio • 01:00 – AI adoption results across NZ • 03:30 – ChatGPT as Google replacement • 06:00 – Literacy versus confidence gap • 09:00 – Are we asking too much of people • 12:00 – AI for business in a box • 14:30 – Roadshow eight-city tour preview • 17:30 – Featured speakers and case studies • 20:00 – Where IT ownership should sit • 23:30 – Engineering firm proof point • 27:00 – Building momentum through proof points • 30:00 – Outro & next steps JUSTIN'S LINKEDIN:   / justinflitter   SUBSCRIBE TO STAY AHEAD: NZ AI News: https://theaicorner.co.nz/subscribe NZ AI Events: https://theaicorner.co.nz/p/ai-events...